A few weeks ago, we distributed our first novel, Captive, through our Artist Spotlight pilot program. Like the previous music and film spotlights (for example Sick of Sarah, Zenith, Pioneer One and Four Eyed Monsters), our community embraced the book and, and now it’s officially surpassed 400,000 downloads! More details on the promotion, the results and…

We are excited to announce that the first beta build of µTorrent 3.0 is here (download). It’s packed with new features and updates with a focus on convenience and a better, more streamlined user experience. Highlights include: Streaming Now watch videos much sooner with our new streaming feature. By using progressive/sequential download techniques, start watching…

Over the past six months, we’ve worked with an ever-increasing stream of filmmakers and musicians to spotlight their content to our community. The goal is to experiment with different technologies, programs and platforms to help artists connect directly with you, and just as importantly help you discover great new content.  As we continue to build…

If you are interested in data caps and network congestion challenges, GigaOm graciously allowed me to share my thoughts today in a guest post (full version available here). In a nutshell, I believe data caps will do nothing to solve the congestion challenges. ISP bottlenecks almost exclusively occur at peak times. Even if your monthly…

Way back in January (seems like yesterday), our team was at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There we unveiled the BitTorrent Ecosystem, an orchestra of software, devices and content. Since then, we’ve successfully launched the Alpha of our upcoming Project Chrysalis software. The content aspect is also on a roll, and I thought…